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ABRSM Music Theory Grades 1 - 5 August 2020 > ABRSM Grade 1 Music Theory August 2020 > Flashcards

ABRSM Grade 1 Music Theory August 2020 Flashcards

ABRSM Grade 1 Music Theory August 2020

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interval of a 2nd – line to space or space to line

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interval of a 3rd – line to line or space to space

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interval of a 5th – space to space or line to line

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8ve

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octave - 8 note interval (same letters)

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5
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a tempo

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in time

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accelerando (or accel.)

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gradually getting quicker

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accent - a sign placed over/under note

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accidentals

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adagio

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slow

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allegretto

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fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro)

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allegro

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quick (literally ‘cheerful’)

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andante

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at a medium (‘walking’) speed

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bar line - divides several notes into bars

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bass clef

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beam – line(s) joining flagged notes (replaces the flags)

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16
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cantabile

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in a singing style

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common time - same as:

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crescendo - gradually getting louder

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crescendo (or cresc.)

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gradually getting louder

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20
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crotchet note - 1 count

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crotchet rest - 1 count rest

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22
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Da Capo (D.C.) al fine

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play again from the ‘start’ then play to the ‘end’

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23
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da capo (or D.C.)

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repeat from the beginning

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decrescendo - gradually getting quieter

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decrescendo (or decresc.)

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gradually getting quieter

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diminuendo (or dim.)

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gradually getting quieter

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27
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dolce

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sweet

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dotted minim note = 3 counts
i.e. 2 + 1, (dot = ½ of note)

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dotted minim rest (rest plus dot) - 3 counts

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30
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double bar line - end of music

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31
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dynamics

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loud, quiet, etc.

(symbols - ff, f, mf, mp, p, pp)

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32
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forte

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loud

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33
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pause or wait (‘fermata’) - over/under note

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fortissimo

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very loud

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35
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fine, al fine

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the end, to the end

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flat - sign placed before note on the stave

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forte - loud

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fortissimo

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harmonic interval

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interval of 2 notes played together at the same time

41
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interval

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the distance between two notes

42
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key note

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the name of the first note in a scale

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key signature - at the start of each stave

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legato

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ledger line - for notes above and below the stave

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major scale

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8 notes with this formula of tone / semitone: T T S T T T S

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melodic interval

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interval between two notes, played one after other

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72 crotchet beats per min. – Maelzel Metronome

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mezzo forte - moderately loud (‘half’ loud)

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mezzo forte

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moderately loud (literally ‘half’ loud)

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minim note - 2 counts

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minim rest - rest sits on middle line

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moderato

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moderately (allegro moderato: moderately quick)

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mezzo piano - moderately quiet (literally ‘half’ quiet)

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mezzo piano

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moderately quiet (literally ‘half’ quiet)

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natural - sign placed before note on stave

57
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octave – interval of 8 notes apart (same letter)

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piano

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sustain pedal (holds the dampers away from strings)

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pianissimo - very quiet

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piano - quiet (soft sound)

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pitch

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sound of note (e.g. higher or lower pitch)

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pianissimo

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very quiet

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quaver note - 1/2 count

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quaver rest - 1/2 count rest

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rallentando (or rall.)

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gradually getting slower

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repeat signs - play between signs, or from the beginning

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ritardando (or ritard. or rit.)

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gradually getting slower

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semibreve note - 4 counts

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semibreve rest - 4 counts (or whole bar)

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semiquaver notes - 1/4 count

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semiquaver rest - 1/4 count rest

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semitone

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interval from one note to the next physical note (S)

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sharp - sign placed before a note on stave

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staccato note - play detached (dot is placed over or under)

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staccato (or stacc.)

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stave

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5 lines that music notes are written on

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time signature

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number of beats in a bar, and what note has 1 beat

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tone

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interval from one letter to 2 physical notes away (T)

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Tonic Triad - three notes- 1st, 3rd and 5th notes

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treble clef

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repeat same note - interval of a “unison”

ABRSM Music Theory Grades 1 - 5 August 2020 (5 decks)

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